Clinics & Services

Baby Immunisation Clinic

From Tuesday 16th May 2017 onwards the Baby Clinic will run from 12.30-16.30 every Tuesday

Padgate Medical Centre

Tuesdays 1.00 - 3.00 pm Thursdays 1.00 - 2.30 pm

(PLEASE do not bring poorly babies to the Well Baby Clinic!)

For childhood immunisations the practice Nurse and GP are available for these sessions.

Development check-ups are carried out for children aged six weeks. Eligible children will be sent an appointment.

All children deserve protection against infectious diseases. Immunisations are simple and safe and can be given either in baby clinic or in normal surgery time.

Practice Nurses

Our Practice Nurses are available by appointment for a wide range of services including well person screening, smear tests, travel vaccinations/advice, dietary advice asthma, diabetes and other chronic disease management.

Midwife

Our midwife supervises all ante-natal and post-natal care. Available every Wednesday morning by appointment.

In addition, we provide child health surveillance, minor surgery and advice on healthy living. Ask at reception for details.

Travel Vaccinations

By appointment with a Practice Nurse at Padgate. We provide a basic range of vaccinations for overseas travel. We have ceased to be a Yellow Fever Centre.

Please allow at least six weeks prior to your departure to complete any vaccinations.

Information about countries and vaccinations required can be found on the links below:

It is important to make the initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel, a second appointment maybe required with the practice nurse.

We stock basic travel vaccine for adults. Please note we do not stock Hepatitis A vaccine for children. A prescription can be issued during the initial appointment with the practice nurse but you maybe required to bring your child to a second appointment.

At times travels vaccine appointments are limited due to other service demands and will be offered at the practices discretion.

Some Malaria tablets are available to buy over the counter, ask the nurse at your appointment who will advise. If a prescription is required these are not available via an nhs prescription therefore a private prescription will be issued at the time of the appointment.

Not all travel vaccinations are provided by the NHS but are available at private travel clinics in the Northwest. Details of these clinics are readily available via the internet.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Female Family Planning Clinic

This contraceptive and sexual health service is delivered by Dr Raj & Dr Priya who are both qualified to fit and remove coils for planned contraception and for certain gynaecological problems. They are also able to fit and remove contraceptive implants e.g. Nexplanon. They are assisted by our Practice Nurse Felicity or Nurse Emma Both the doctors and nurse will see patients for pill checks, contraceptive injections, contraceptive advice etc.

If you are interested please ask your GP or nurse to refer you .

The service is delivered from our Woolston Hub surgery on Thursday 1.00pm til 3.00pm

Due to annual leave there will be no Family Planning Clinic available at the surgery in August 2017. Should you need a Family Planning Clinic appointment during this time please contact the Family Planning Clinic at Bath St 01925 843714. Clinics will recommence from Thursday 7th September 2017

Many of our patients have tried to stay healthy by following a low fat diet or by using the idea of eating less, moving more and trying to eat a balanced diet.

Despite this, our diabetic population has risen from 1% to 4.9%( we think it may be as high as 7%) over 20 years and the weight of our practice population has risen significantly in line with the rest of the country.

For this reason, we have looked into more effective approaches and suggest that the following works a lot better in terms of leading to better health and weight. It is a lifestyle, rather than a diet, and so it can be continued long term.

Influenza – flu – is a highly infectious and potentially serious illness caused by influenza viruses. Each year the make-up of the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect against the influenza viruses that the World Health Organization decide are most likely to be circulating in the coming winter.

Regular immunisation (vaccination) is given free of charge to the following at-risk people, to protect them from seasonal flu:

people aged 65 or over,

people with a serious medical condition e.g. Heart Disease, Liver Disease, Kidney Disease, Neurological Disease including Stroke or TIA, Splenectomy or problem with your spleen, Diabetes, Immunosuppressed, Chest problems including certain Asthmatics who are on steroid inhalers or tablets, Chronic Bronchitis or Emphysema

if you are pregnant

people living in a residential or nursing home

the main carers for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer becomes ill

Healthcare or social care professionals directly involved in patient care (Note- Professional health & Social care workers should be vaccinated by their employer as part of an occupational health programme.)

Childhood Flu Vaccination Programme

Regular immunisation (vaccination) is given free of charge to the following at-risk people, to protect them from seasonal flu:

All those aged, two, three and four year olds (but not five years or older) on 1st September 2015 (i.e. date of birth on or after 2nd September 2010 and on or before 1st September 2013)

Please note we are unable to order supplies of the childhood flu vaccine (Fleunz) until after 12th October . The practice will be holding special childhood vaccinations clinics each day during week beginning 26th October 2016. If you wish to have your child vaccinated please contact the surgery after 19th October to book an appointment.